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The Nursery: 1915
... Fishing is the state pastime in Minnesota (along with hunting). Kids had to be indoctrinated from the cradle . . . And There Is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/05/2014 - 8:40pm -

"Nursery" is all it says on this 4x5 inch glass negative, which comes to us from a seller in Minnesota. Maybe someone with the right connections could run a check on these fingerprints. Probably from around 1910-1920. View full size. Nursery AccoutrementsPaint (lead, no doubt) chipping off cribs, screwdrivers and awls on changing table, picture of dead fish on the wall. What a lovely nursery! RunawaysI am sure the children ran away. The place is a deathtrap and the still life on the wall is enough to make me run. Nasty cribsWidely spaced bars, probably painted with lead. Tools on the dresser, pictures of fish on the wall. Looks like a nursery from a horror movie. It Looks Fishy To Me.Is that a picture of dead fish on the wall next to the mirror? [As noted below by the cultured Kait, that is a STILL LIFE. - Dave] FingerprintsThe nanny did it. No, wait -- the nurse. Okay, then -- the photographer. Nursery of the NastyIt is hard to believe that our ancestors made it through things like this to allow us to be born! Scary! The devil you say!This is where Rosemary had her baby. Looks like a nursery from a second-rate orphanage.Linen on the beds is clean, but the beds themselves are shabby. Too many clothes apparently hung up on pegs in the closet. [I wouldn't go anywhere near those beds without a tetanus shot. -Dave] Early indoctrinationFishing is the state pastime in Minnesota (along with hunting). Kids had to be indoctrinated from the cradle . . . And There Is the ClosetWhence the monsters emerge at night. Despite the Negative CommentsI wouldn't mind having one of those wrought-iron cribs to refinish. The brass work on them was quite nice, too. On the other hand, I wouldn't be saying, "Bloody Mary" three times in that mirror! (The Gallery, Found Photos, Kids)
Pride of Plates: 1940
... to me. Whether from a grandparents' house or visiting a hunting cabin or two. The people of the Depression did not get rid of anything. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/12/2020 - 5:59pm -

August 1940. "Daughter of Mormon farmer putting away dishes in kitchen cabinet. Box Elder County, Utah." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A Very Brady DoppelgangerShe's a dead ringer for Marsha Brady, don't you think? The Egg and IThe cabinetry could use some TLC, But I do like the slide out work surface/cutting board. She seems overdressed for kitchen duty. Chantilly laceShe had pretty legs, a pretty waist, pretty hair, and a pretty face. And she knew all of the above, and I hope used it to her advantage for the rest of her life. Head to ToeI love her snood; always wished they would have come back into style, but my mom would have killed me if I got all that mud on my patent leather shoes. And the socks??? Now I SeeWhy there are so many Mormons. Wow! Back PainIt's painful to see a counter with apparently no space under the cabinets for toes to slip under. 1930s KitchensI grew up in the 1970s, but nothing in a kitchen like this looks that foreign to me. Whether from a grandparents' house or visiting a hunting cabin or two. The people of the Depression did not get rid of anything. Judy / SonjaThe combination of ankle socks plus patent-leather shoes makes me think of Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. The graceful stance makes me think of Sonja Henie, to choose the leading figure skater of that era. Although we can't see the girl's face very well, she does look a bit like Sonja. (The Gallery, Kids, Kitchens etc., Russell Lee)
Bunny Hunter: 1908
... 4 years at Dillon Mills. Gets 50 cents a day. Had been out hunting." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/17/2014 - 11:32pm -

December 1908. Dillon, South Carolina. "Charley Baxley. Has doffed 4 years at Dillon Mills. Gets 50 cents a day. Had been out hunting." Photograph and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size. Reminds me of my Dad and me!My Dad was born in 1900, grew up with a shot gun in his hand and passed that along to all his sons. This you man here was first in a generation of rabbit hunters. What fun it would be to go back and do it again myself. Man of the houseSo for at least four years, this boy is bringing home 50 cents a day and now providing the family dinner too. Quite admirable if you ask me. Could have been meThat picture could have been me about 1950. My step grandpa bought my dad the used single shot JC Higgins shotgun in the 30's for a dollar and in the course of time, it was passed on to me. It's still in my closet and it still works. Too familiarIt seems from all the comments, I wasnt the only one that shot rabbits with a single shot shotgun! Charley has a proud look on his face, rightfully so. I'll bet he only needed one shell to bag the game. I have a 4th generation .28 gage Stevens single shot that still shoots just fine. On the Prairieswe never thought about shooting rabbits with anything but a .22, doesn't seem fair to the rabbit. Cotton Charlie: A life in the millsCharlie Covington Baxley was born July 17, 1895, to Etta (d. 1931) and John (d. 1906) Baxley. In 1910 he was living with his widowed mother along with brothers and sisters Minnie, 14; Henry, 19; Maud and Daisy, 11; Hallie, 8; and Katie, 3. They all worked at the cotton mill except the two youngest. In 1930 Charlie, still working at the mill, was living with his wife, Mamie Lee Thompson (1896-1972), along with their five children: Ester, 15; Harry, 12; Virginia, 8; Ethel, 5; and Mary, 2 (who died last year). Charlie died July 11, 1961, in Laurinburg at Scotland Memorial Hospital of a coronary occlusion at age 68. (The Gallery, Kids, Lewis Hine)
4 Seconds Fast: 1943
... wall in my hallway! My parents had the picture of the hunting dog (along with three others, forming a set) for as long as I can ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/01/2014 - 1:27pm -

March 1943. More Marceline, Missouri. "A dispatcher at work in the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad offices." This fellow would seem to be sensitive to glare. Photo by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size. FastThe clock says it's four second fast. I wonder how they (a) know and (b) at what point do they correct it? Walt DisneyThe Marceline depot is now the Walt Disney Hometown Museum. http://www.waltdisneymuseum.org/museum/ Judging by the window (double hung sash with a small transom), I would say that it is indeed the same building. Standard TimeUnder the TT&TO (Timetable and Train Order) system of train operation used by railroads for over a century, timing was critical to keep trains from running into one another. Every railroad had one very accurate "Standard Clock". Every employee whose duties were affected by the TT&TO Rules had to carry a railroad watch, certified annually by an approved jeweler to be accurate to not vary more than 30 seconds per week. Each employee starting on duty was required to compare his watch to a local standard clock at that station, and if it varied more than 30 seconds from the standard to correct it. Each station, the local standard clock had to be compared by telephone or telegraph to the Standard Clock, and if it varied by more than 30 seconds it had to be corrected. I have that picture on the wall in my hallway!My parents had the picture of the hunting dog (along with three others, forming a set) for as long as I can remember, until they gave them to me back in 1992. I've had them on the wall in my house ever since. One, sadly, was damaged ten years ago when the 1930s era frame simply fell apart suddenly and it crashed down, smashing the glass and slicing the print. The others are still hanging on the wall in our hallway. Standard Time ZonesWere initially set up by the railroads. Before that each city or region could set its own time and that caused chaos with railroad schedules, and safety. Housekeeper's holidayBased on this photo, the feather duster must have been invented in 1944. What gives? It appears as if some major changes were made in this office during March of 1943. Comparing the current image with the previous, we see: 1) the telegraph key has either been moved or eliminated, 2) “Mission Control” has the desk lamp over what appears to be a speaker device missing in “4 Seconds Fast: 1943,” 3) the standard clock is on one wall first, then another subsequently, and 4) in “4 Seconds” the dispatcher has what I’m guessing is a CTC board in front of him, absent in “Mission.” The one comforting constant is the sacred train sheet, spread from one end of the desk to the other. (Well, not so sacred anymore, as train movements are recorded and stored by computer software these days, not pen and ink…at least on Class 1 railroads.) [The two pictures were taken within minutes of each other, and nothing has moved except the photographer. These are two different desks. - Dave] Okay Dave, that makes sense. But your answer only raises two more questions: 1) why are there two desks for the same territory (a sure prescription for disaster), and 2) why does the "Mission" board go to Chicago from left to right, and the "4 Second" board go Kansas City (?) to Chicago right to left? Face to FaceDave - your comment about being different desks is correct. In fact, they appear to be facing each other. Note the position and shape of the "poster board" tied to the pipe above them. RE: left to right and right to left"why does the "Mission" board go to Chicago from left to right, and the "4 Second" board go Kansas City (?) to Chicago right to left?" I would guess that "4 Seconds Fast" guy is seated facing south with Chicago to his left and "Mission Control" guy is facing north. (Technology, The Gallery, Jack Delano, Railroads)
Andy at Home: 1962
... near Albermarle Sound; deep sea fishing in the Sound; hunting with his dog; playing guitar and bass horn; plowing his field; speaking ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/23/2015 - 11:14am -

May 16, 1962. "Television actor Andy Griffith at his summer home on Roanoke Island, N.C. Photos show Griffith hugging and roughhousing with wife Barbara; at home with children Dixie and Sam, and others; with family on the beach near Albermarle Sound; deep sea fishing in the Sound; hunting with his dog; playing guitar and bass horn; plowing his field; speaking at a local beauty contest(?); signing autographs for fans; visiting the jail at Manteo, N.C." 35mm negative by Bob Sandberg for the Look magazine assignment "Andy Griffith: Sheriff of Mayberry." View full size. Candid CameraShe looks a bit put out or something. Happy Wife, Happy LifeAccording to the Internet wife Barbara remains with Andy for another 10 years. Perhaps her sour expression here reflects her wondering how the untidy house will show in the magazine. Wife BarbaraShe sure doesn't look happy. They toughed it out for another ten years until the divorce. Little hornThat's a WWI Trench bugle on the floor. The US government issued a contract for these in April 1917. My grandfather was an ambulance driver in the Great War and brought one back when he came home. (Kids, LOOK, TV)
California Rifles: 1908
... my first white-tailed mule deer in 1953. My wife's Mormon hunting pro relatives laughed at the idea that a kid from NYC wearing his ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/29/2016 - 4:47pm -

1908. "California rifle team at Camp Perry, Ohio." Site of the National Shoot. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. Looks like they are National Guardsmen.I see a First Sergeant on the left. He has a diamond under his chevrons. There's a sergeant in the middle, next to the Guardsman with the marksmanship medals. The rifles look like Springfield '03's. Springfield riflesThose are indeed M1903 rifles, possibly in the original .30-03 cartridge. The front sight is non-standard for the .30-06 cartridge adopted in 1906. If these are national guardsmen, perhaps they are on the bottom of the list to be issued rebarreled rifles. "Krag-Jorgensen 30/40 1898 Springfield Armory"That was engraved on my rifle I used out in Utah and Wyoming when I shot my first white-tailed mule deer in 1953. My wife's Mormon hunting pro relatives laughed at the idea that a kid from NYC wearing his arctic wolf hound fur lined hood and high-altitude insulated flight suit would use a piece with such ancient, slow muzzle velocity rounds. You fellows seem to know a lot about these older rifles - why would a previous owner have shortened the barrel? The cartridge was .30 caliber with large shoulder swelling to (I presume).40 cal. One pulled down against a strong spring-loaded side cartridge loading box cover with right hand thumb and pushed one round into the barrel and around 5 loose cartridges into the cavity and slammed it shut. Got the last laugh though as this city slicker brought home the only deer. A 400 yard shot at that. Had to compensate by holding the sight so high I could no longer see the deer. A local ice house just south of Ogden (I was stationed at Hill AFB) cut it into steaks, roasts and the usual family sized portions and stored the packages free in return for the antlers and hide. We ate from my trophy for almost a year. That was my one and only hunt as when looking at the still, bright eyes of that beautiful creature, I swore I'd never do this again. I still am a voracious meat eater but too cowardly to kill them myself. A little rifleologyThe M1903s shown are equipped with a clip on front sight protector. The guard was not used during firing as it partially obscured the sight picture. The two guardsmen standing on the left may not have the protector on their rifles. The photo shows the early version on the right, a later Marine Corps version is on the left. The 30-40 is indeed 30 caliber but the "40" was not shoulder width (actually that would be .422 inches) but rather the original weight of whatever early smokeless powder first loaded in this 1892 dated cartridge. The 30-30 and a few others introduced in the mid 1890s were named similarly. That naming system quickly went away as smokeless propellant technology advanced. Fond memories of Camp PerryBetween about 2002-2009 I used to work for Bushmaster at Camp Perry every year as I was their gunsmith. It was a really fun time and I loved the rich history of Camp Perry and the National Matches. Krag 30/40 vs. 1903A3 SpringfieldI believe the rifles pictured to be 1903A3 (or variant) Springfields. The Krag has a unique side-load magazine on the right side forward of the bolt. 71 bullseyes and a Worlds RecordMy great-grandfather set a Worlds Record at the 1921 Camp Perry Match, it still stands today as the equipment has changed slightly - 71 bullseyes at a 1000 yards. He was a pretty amazing guy. Civil Engineer, Lumber Mill owner, and gunsmith in his later years. This article is a good write up on his accomplishments at Camp Perry - and the current Farr Trophy is in his honor. http://www.bobrohrer.com/sea_stories/end_of_an_era.pdf I don't have his skills, but my sister does. 03 SpringfieldsIn response to Harvey in Fla, those are not the A3 version. The A3 version was a modification made for WWII. Hatcher's Notebook, available at archive.org (https://archive.org/details/Hatchers_Notebook), has a lot of detail on this firearm. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Sports)
Drawing Room 1920s
... how they are oriented. I have gas lights in my hunting cabin and they point down. Gas & Electric I've seen pages ... 
 
Posted by Joe - 09/22/2011 - 11:09pm -

Drawing Room 1920s. View full size. The Non-Roaring TwentiesWell, this photo may have been taken in the 1920s, but this room doesn't "roar". No cocktails served here. Flappers need not apply. The scene looks high Victorian, and from the size of that pipe coming down from the ceiling, the room is still lit by gas. Gas LightThe lighting fixture looks like it may be combined gas + electric. The lower lights look like they accept screw-in bulbs while valves appear to control the upper lights. If it is all-gas, how did the lower lights burn upside down ? ConversionI suspect the chandelier was converted from gas to electric. I remember seeing gas piping, outlets and converted fixtures in my grandparents' house. It would have been a whole lot cheaper to add the electric fixtures than buy new. Let Your Lamps Hang DownGood point about the lamps hanging down. They must be light bulbs. In San Francisco as a college student back in the sixties, I lived in an old Victorian flat that still had live gas jet sconces on the walls. We would light them just for fun as night illumination. No lamps - just the gas coming straight out of the fixture. Thank God we didn't burn the place down. Gas fixtures...Gas fixtures can burn pointing up or down... they blow gas inside a mantle so it makes no difference how they are oriented. I have gas lights in my hunting cabin and they point down. Gas & ElectricI've seen pages from old catalogs offering fixtures with both gas mantles and electric sockets from the turn of the century. In small towns it wasn't at all unusual for the "electric-light plant" to shut down after 10 p.m. or so well into the 'teens. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Jersey Shore Jesus: 1908
... Shifting Sands. Atlantic City has become the happy hunting ground of the sand sculptor. The vulgar populace there find nothing so ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/20/2011 - 5:43pm -

Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1908. "Sand modeling." Kindly remember the worker, and don't forget to visit the gift shop for a postcard or two. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Sand Artists Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening, Vol. XXI., No. 6, 1911. Sculptures in the Shifting Sands. Atlantic City has become the happy hunting ground of the sand sculptor. The vulgar populace there find nothing so fascinating as to hang over the Boardwalk, milady chewing a wad of gum, her husband smoking his stogie, and watching the sand artist. Sometimes he'll select one of those standing near and depict him from life. It takes time, of course; one must wet the sand to stick — but at Atlantic City time is no matter. And what pictures they do make — those sand artists! "Some of 'em is all right, and some of 'em ain't," says the beach patrol, as he orders the immediate overthrow of many. But others — well, they're works of art. For these latter one needs a license. And then one ropes off an area of beach. Sometimes they're only children, these artists. One, a lad of nine, modeled a picture .of two baseball players. "Safe!" is its title, and it shows the baseball player just coming to base, with his rival close behind and about to catch him. The work is done by hand, with just now and then a sharp-pointed stick to get in the details. Sometimes after its all done the figure will be painted, but that rather spoils it. Of course there are actual works of art. For these there are large boxes, in which the sand is carefully packed. Then it is dampened, and then worked. It's a matter of hours, often, this latter. "The Seasons," after the old Greek tapestry effects, is a prime favorite. It is in white sand on a black board back-ground, and, not content with that, the sand, too, is painted black. The Lion of Lucerne is also often shown. Notable Atlantic City sand artists of the early 1900s: James Taylor, La Rue Yost, and Harry A. Ross. Somethin' ElseThis left me speechless. (A condition I rarely find myself in.) I've just sent the pic to members of my Bible study group. I'll be interested to see their reactions. Spam '08Shameless self-promotion, 29 years before the word we now use for it was even invented. Catchin' some raysShall I assume my fellow Shorpyites will all ascend to the heavens, tomorrow? And, can I have your stuff? WowJames Taylor is older than I thought! WWJD?Probably not THAT. (The Gallery, Atlantic City, DPC)
American Gothic: 1923
... through D.C. just for the architecture but now one must go hunting to see anything interesting. Fifth-floor walkup Isn't that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2012 - 1:57pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1923. "Sherman house, 300 block Third Street N.W." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Beauty before FunctionI gasped with delight when I first saw this. It was a time when architecture was meant to be more than protection from the weather. Even the screened porches have decorative sunburst corners. The neighborhood then was obviously run down and we can be pretty certain this didn't last, but thank you to whoever brought us another picture of the past lest we forget. I wish to add that we used to take drives through D.C. just for the architecture but now one must go hunting to see anything interesting. Fifth-floor walkupIsn't that Rhoda's apartment in the attic? Long goneAccording to google maps, the area is now occupied by the Department of Labor and other office buildings. The whole area appears redeveloped. Alley ViewIn the alleyway there are two closely spaced windows that open from the top out. This is usually indicative of a standing stall for horses, though the rest of the building does not appear to be a stable. 'Tis the SeasonIt's partly the photo and partly the season - Happy Twelfth Night, everyone! - and the Sherman house instantly recalled to me the classic Charles Addams cartoon from the New Yorker issue of 21 December 1946. Next doorI saw some great examples of this style in Providence, RI, recently, but I am partial to the austere balance and symmetry of its neighbor: purely lovely, in spite of it being built for multiple dwellings. Give me more, Dave! Tipton House?The LOC information associated with this photo has led me absolutely nowhere. Additionally, looking at the old Baist realty maps indicates that there is no place on the 300 block of Third street which conforms to this house and alley. The most compelling nearby match I can find from looking at old maps, and it's purely speculative, is that the address is 218 Third street NW. The building was known as the Old Tipton House. It later saw service as the D.C. branch of the Florence Crittenton Mission. Around the time of this photo, it was converted for use by the Women's Auxiliary of the American Foreign Legion as a home for veterans. Too bad we can't see any house numbers, or more of the corner market - that could provide more clues. Bigger Than a Bread BoxThe Bond Bread box in the lower left corner harks back to the day when bread companies made early morning dropoffs, and to the surprise of no one the bread was still there when the shop owner opened the store. Bond bread was my choice as a child since it came with trading cards and I didn't have to spend any part of my 25 cent allowance to buy bubble gum cards and yes mom gave away the cards and my comic books while I was off in the Navy. I still remember the day when I got a Ted Williams card and a few years later when I got to see him play after the St Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and the Red Sox came to town. Fortunately my allowance had been raised to 50 cents by then so I could afford a left field bleacher seat to watch my hero. http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=37670 (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Dog Cakes: 1910
... marketed to country gentlemen in England for their hunting dogs. Production was relatively limited until after James Spratt's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/15/2012 - 3:06pm -

Utica, New York, circa 1910. "United Commercial Travelers of America building." On a block offering a cornucopia of goods and services: Dog Cakes (not to be confused with Twentieth Century Lunch three doors down), dog collars, bananas, cigars, an amusement arcade (the Shooting Gallery), coal, shoes, trunks and, finally, crockery and glassware. 8x10 inch glass negative View full size. Close to homeThis building is now an apartment complex, but most of the buildings to the right are gone, lost in a massive fire in 1948. Among them was my father-in-law's store, just out of the picture. If you could pan to the right, I'd appreciate it! [Done. - Dave] OK I'll BiteWhat's a dog cake? What better to eat with Dog Cakes butDog Milk! I took this photo of a can of Dog Milk that I saw in a Restaurant where I was dining in Japan a few years ago. I asked the waitress how many dogs had to be milked to get a whole can of Dog Milk, but she didn't seem to understand. 70 Genesee StreetIn 1905, the company needed more office space and moved to this building, at 70 Genesee Street in downtown Utica, within sight of the Erie Canal. In 1937, the building was tripled in size to accommodate the needs of more than 200,000 policyholders. View Larger Map The lunch is up to dateI'm reassured. If they advertised a 19th Century lunch, it would be ten years past its expiration date. Which is only four years past the Pure Food and Drug Act. Kid-Free Eatery"20th Century Lunch -- For Ladies and Gentlemen" Penny ArcadeThat's a great view of an old penny arcade, taken at a time when many of the attractions actually did cost only one cent. At the doorway is what appears to be a 44-note piano. These were usually set up to play a tune for a nickel, although the operator could have set it to play continuously as a means to entice passersby to enter. Along the right wall can be seen a row of Mutoscopes similar to the ones in the photo below. These played a moving picture supplied by individual frames printed on cards and formed into a reel. Each real contained one short movie, and since each Mutoscope held only one reel, the arcade would have many Mutoscopes in order to offer a variety of movies. "Dog Cakes" - No dogs addedSpratts "Dog Cakes" was the first mass-produced dog food. James Spratt came up with "Patented Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes" after seeing dogs eating hardtack biscuits. The biscuits were initially marketed to country gentlemen in England for their hunting dogs. Production was relatively limited until after James Spratt's death. However, in the 1880s, the company went public and became one of North America's marketed company in the 20th Century. They were eventually bought out by Purina. Charles Crufts, who founded the Cruft's Dog Show began as a clerk for Spratt's. Spratt was secretive about the actual meaty ingredient in his "cakes" and early ads in England intimated it was buffalo. (The Gallery, Dogs, DPC, Stores & Markets, Utica)
I Am the Egg Boy: 1950s
My cousin Stephen hunting Easter eggs at our grandmother's house in Anderson, Indiana. Probably ... 
 
Posted by bhappel - 04/11/2009 - 7:22pm -

My cousin Stephen hunting Easter eggs at our grandmother's house in Anderson, Indiana. Probably the mid-1950s. Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome transparency likely taken by our Aunt Lee. View full size. Egg huntI'd start by looking in that basket! Happy Easterto you and all Shorpy viewers! Easter BlessingsTo you, Dave, and everyone of us who love your window on a past we're trying to keep in memory to compensate for these difficult times. Easter EggsStephen grew from the symbolism of the Easter Egg to become an expert in systematic theology, foundational and fundamental theology, and religion and culture. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1970, and was named as Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies of The Catholic University of America in September 2000. He died of a massive heart attack in October 2003. He was already a teenager when I was born so I grew up with him as an "adult" member of our extended family. It was only as I became an adult that I began to know him. Thank you Dave for the Easter gift of posting this image today. My wishes for Easter (or Passover) Blessings to all who pass this way. R.I.P. Father StephenWhat a beautiful and appropriate tribute to his cousin by bhappel on Easter Sunday. It is obvious that Stephen was a well-loved and impeccable young man. I also had an almost identical double-breasted, large-collared "storm coat" which is what they were called in 1950 when they were considered extremely stylish, although I did not have the character and discipline to enter the religious life. For some reason, this is a very inspirational photo and mini-biography. Thank you bhappel for taking us back to the 50's. Steve Happel!I'm astonished to recognize, belatedly, in this photo someone that I knew very well. I last saw Stephen Happel two days before his sudden untimely death, and I attended his funeral. He is resting in peace. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Easter)
Ladies Bathing Place: 1890s
... traits of a snark, as defined in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark": The fourth is its fondness for bathing-machines, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/04/2014 - 10:02am -

Circa 1890s-1900. "Beach and ladies' bathing place, Margate, England." Here we see a fixture of Victorian seaside resorts, the "bathing machine" -- a sort of horse-drawn cabana that was backed into the water and from which the lady would emerge, having changed into her bathing-petticoat, let out the back entrance by an attendant and, if an uncertain swimmer, tethered with a rope. Photochrom print, Catalogue J (1905), Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. I wonderWith all of the photoshopping and air-brushing popular now, I wonder if future photo perusers will long for the original as much as I do with this photochrom. You know what? Scratch that question. I already do. Mysterious ConveyanceIn Act II of "Iolanthe," the Lord Chancellor has opportunity to shine with "The Nightmare Song," which contains the immortal line "something between a large bathing machine and a very small, second-class carriage." Learning the song as a small boy, I thought that a bathing machine must be some kind of Rube Goldberg contraption that picked one up for a dunking and a scrub up, perhaps a product of the famous firm "Acme." On being shown a photograph of one, I wondered what the horses were for. T. S. Eliot was hereBut evidently he didn't have a good time: "On Margate Sands I can connect nothing with nothing." More Bathing MachinesSince Solo beat me to the punch with the Lord Chancellor's Nightmare Song, let me point out one of the five distinguishing traits of a snark, as defined in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark": The fourth is its fondness for bathing-machines, Which it constantly carries about, And believes that they add to the beauty of scenes-- A sentiment open to doubt. Two ThingsTry not to think too much about those horses you're splashing around behind. My ViewI live in Margate, Kent in England where this is set. It was the first seaside resort in England, generally considered to be about 1736. A local gent named Benjamin Beale was the putative originator of the bathing machines seen here. The seafront still looks very much like this on the beach and we still have a blue flag status, which gives us the highest quality of bathing water. Margate, like many English seaside resorts, fell out of fashion in the late 20th Century but is having a renaissance due, in no small part, to the Turner Contemporary, a national level art gallery, and, in equal part, the wider interest in history and our place in it to which Margate can contribute significantly due to its amazing collection of historical and architectural resources, due to its continuous habitation from the Neolithic to the present day. Its Buenos AyresThe block of houses in the centre is still there in a street called Buenos Ayres. The low building immediately to its left is the old Margate Sands station from London via Ramsgate - replaced in 1926 by a larger station a bit further inland with direct access from London. The block at the centre right is still there - Royal Crescent. The houses at the left have gone and been replaced by a monster tower block. Most of these holidaymakers would have come from London by steamer on the 'Long Ferry' about 50 miles. There weren't exactly many bathers or horses when I last went there in 2012. (The Gallery, DPC, Swimming)
On Vacation: 1969
... Nebraska. My family owns a "ranch" out there (really a hunting cabin). The tree on the upper right appears to be a Ponderosa pine, ... 
 
Posted by Mvsman - 09/18/2011 - 10:16pm -

Here we are, my little brother and me, on another family trip. I had my geeky glasses on. I'm sure our parents ordered us to hold hands for the picture. I think we were in Wyoming or Nebraska, summer of 1969, visiting Dad's relatives. My puberty was kicking in and I was sure anxious about starting 9th grade and facing those showers in PE! View full size. Puberty and public showersI joined the band in my Dallas junior high (1968) to avoid public showering. SimilaritiesI had the same kind of glasses and wore the same cutoff shorts! And I can imagine that after my parents forced me to hold hands with me little brudder for a pic, I'd toss him down the steps just to even things up. 60s vs 80sIn my 1981 CA high school band, we changed on the bus (co-ed). Only jocks showered at school. re: On Vacation 1969Boy, tell me about it, Mvsman. I don't know about you, but for me PE turned out to be every bit the living hell I'd been dreading. At least I had some degree of ability with track & field type stuff - hill dweller's legs came in handy for running and jumping - but everything else? Forget it. Me to a football: What am I supposed to do with you? Nice shot - somebody in your family knew what they were doing, making sure there was some fill lighting here. As for the geekiness of your glasses, the young twenty-something gal at the Apple Store where I bought my new computer last week had on a pair much like that. I thought she'd gone back in time and swiped a pair of my father's. I thought this could use some color correction, so here's what I came up with. NebraskaLooks a lot like the Pine Ridge of western Nebraska. My family owns a "ranch" out there (really a hunting cabin). The tree on the upper right appears to be a Ponderosa pine, which grow all over the Pine Ridge. I most likely have a picture of myself at that time, looking just like this. High schoolGreat picture, even though you may have hated holding hands! PE was also horrible here. Not only was I terrible at everything, but the teacher was happy to share with the whole health class how bad I was. This did not accomplish his aim, which I can only assume was to somehow make me do better via shame. Dork matter detectedWe didn't go through Nebraska but I was travelling out west that same summer, in MUCH geekier glasses (pretty much GI BCG-style of the period) and much more gangly. Nobody expected me to hold anyone's hand in pictures though. I made it to puberty before high school but one thing that made running cross country attractive to me (besides being somewhat good at it) was that we got through the showers long before the jocks got there. Musical AbilitiesAlthough I studied classical piano from about age 6, and branched to pipe organ at 12, I play violin and viola also because three weeks into my HS freshman year (I was 13 in 1966) an opening in the school orchestra came up and I was able to substitute that for goddam PE, and the jocks, and ... the SHOWERS!!! No kid ever learned to play a violin so fast. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Kids)
Ruby, Alaska: 1915
... in Ruby live a Subsistance life of living off the land. Hunting, fishig and trapping. It is a simple life but honest and hard working. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/24/2009 - 9:06pm -

Stern-wheelers Louise and Delta on the Yukon River circa 1915 at the Gold Rush supply center of Ruby, Alaska, which at its peak was home to some 3,000 people. A fire in 1929 and flood two years later obliterated much of the town, which today has fewer than 200 residents. View full size. Lomen Bros. photo. BrrrAh, Ruby. Today it’s a checkpoint on the Iditarod, the northern route, and will be visited during the 2008 edition of the race. The trail is on the (frozen) Yukon River. Denny Gill Chugiak, Alaska Gold Rush DaysIn the gold rush days of Alaska some men would come to a new gold camp and become part of the community while others would do some prospecting and if they didn't make a big strike would move on. Thus some of the names on this list are people who may have only spent a short time in the Ruby mining district. Approximately 250 people are listed here because they had an unclaimed letter at the Ruby post office in 1912. Were they out mining on an area creek or had they moved on? In many cases we may never know. Ruby is my homeWow what a great picture. I was born and raised in Ruby Alaska. Most people who live in Ruby live a Subsistance life of living off the land. Hunting, fishig and trapping. It is a simple life but honest and hard working. I am proud to call Ruby my home. Paul J (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges)
Billy, Get Help!
Circa 1900s. "Billy and his mistress in hunting poses." Our second look at this eight-part series awaiting the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/26/2010 - 10:28pm -

Circa 1900s. "Billy and his mistress in hunting poses." Our second look at this eight-part series awaiting the colorist's brush. Note the pasted-on wound. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Alternate caption"Billy's mistress checks his pulse before the hunt." WoofThat dog is an excellent actor. This serieskeeps getting more and more bizarre. I still wonderWhat will be the final end use of these photos? I fully agree as to why they are photographed in this manner, I just have a hard time seeing this as advertisement material. I could be very wrong naturally, but what would they promote? [Detroit Publishing didn't do advertising work as far as I know. Novelty postcards (example below) or decorative prints are more likely uses. - Dave] Billy's mistressshoots the dog so she can steal his rings and Rolex. Because she's that kind of gal. WhewI'm sure happy you told us that was a painted on wound! It looked so real I was worried! I guess that was as good as graphics got in 1900!! Great pic! Thanks! (The Gallery, Dogs, DPC)
Animal Farm: 1936
... drive. Herding dogs have been bred and taught to use their hunting instinct to control livestock. They know the sheep are food, just not ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/17/2013 - 11:06am -

May 1936. "Sheep ranch in Converse County, Wyoming." Medium-format neg by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. Things We'll Never Know, #65,094,788a-cDo herding dogs think of themselves as sheep, or do they think of the sheep as dogs? Do sheep even think? Do I think I know? I do not. Things we do know (or think we know)According to the movie Babe, sheep know they're sheep and, what's more, they know that dogs are wolves. LlamasIn addition to herding dogs, some sheep herders today use llamas to drive off coyotes that often threaten the flocks. Large dogs also can be used for anti-coyote work, but they have shorter lifespans, and sometimes they forget what they're there for and eat the sheep themselves. I think, therefore I'm lamb....Sorry I can't resist a pun! Wonderful photo. I Don't KnowBut I do think Descartes would enjoy this train of thought. HerdingHerding behavior in dogs is a modified prey drive. Herding dogs have been bred and taught to use their hunting instinct to control livestock. They know the sheep are food, just not now. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Dogs)
You've Got Quail!
... size. Are you sure this isn't Indiana Jones on a hunting spree? Who, indeed? The dogs, most likely! A question of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/19/2014 - 2:15pm -

New Zealand ca. 1920s. "Hunter with quail photographed by Frederick N. Jones of Nelson." Dry plate glass negative. View full size. Are you surethis isn't Indiana Jones on a hunting spree? Who, indeed?The dogs, most likely! A question of standpoint.I know people who would want to quail looking at those poor little tweety-birds having been nailed to a barn wall. Me, I am wondering what they tasted like. Haven't had the chance to try that particular type of bird yet. And I have an inkling that those poor little tweety-birds might be an invasive pest under the long white cloud anyway. SideshowIf I can't hit the Bullseye while blindfolded you can pick any prize from the top row. SolesFirst I have ever seen thick soled dress shoes back from the 1920s. Must have been a backwoods New Zealand thing I suppose? Quail and potatoes?I certainly hope he was planning to have lots of people over for dinner and didn't just kill all those beautiful birds for the fun of it! (Dogs, New Zealand)
Bunny Huggers: 1950
... windows and rustic furniture, I'm guessing this was a hunting fishing cabin. Happy Easter fellow Shorpyites. (Easter, Kids, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/31/2018 - 4:41pm -

Somewhere in Wisconsin circa 1950. "Mike and Mr. Rabbit." Happy Easter weekend from Shorpy! 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size. By the labor of his handsGoing by the state of his shirtsleeves and his hands, Daddy works at a job that involves lots dirt and grease, so much that it won't come off no matter how he scrubs. (Perhaps a mechanic; a welder; a machinist.) [Daddy is a professional who's building the cottage he's in. - Dave] Hey, kids, what time is it?Does anyone else think Dad looks a little like Howdy Doody? Definitely has the haircut for a Doody.Plus he's a two-ashtray man. When smoking was king. Man cave?Could this be in dad's basement man cave? Cinder block walls with no paint. Stacks of wood/ moldings about the area. Pencil sharpener attached to the door jam. Definitely not the living room. [wet_powder nailed it. It's the living room of a vacation cabin. - Dave] Vacation CabinWith the unpainted block walls, shuttered windows and rustic furniture, I'm guessing this was a hunting fishing cabin. Happy Easter fellow Shorpyites. (Easter, Kids, Wisconsin Kodachromes)
Civil War Veterans: c. 1925
... He died in 1909 so he is not among the living. I too am hunting for photos. I will post anything I find! re: GAR Post 97 Thanks ... 
 
Posted by D_Chadwick - 06/23/2011 - 6:37pm -

These are members of G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Conyngham Post 97 located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I researched it to try and find out exactly when the picture may have been taken and found two possibilities in the Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs: “April 21, 1923 - Conyngham Post, G. A. R., observes its fifty-sixth anniversary; about forty veterans of the Civil War, together with many friends, present.” Or more likely: “May 31, 1926 - Memorial Day parade in Wilkes-Barre and other towns in the Wyoming Valley; Conyngham Post, G. A. R., has only thirty-five survivors out of an original membership of about 1,200.” Scanned from the original 7x5 inch glass negative. View full size. History that repeats, over and overThis is a scene that is still taking place today; old men who fought together as young men, reunited after a lifetime of carrying memories too painful to remember but too vivid to forget. G.A.R. at Wilkes-BarreCould this photo possibly be taken at Hollenback Cemetery? This looks like the area that my great grandfather James A. Cartwright aka Courtright was buried in 1931. I believe he was a member of the GAR also. I am looking for anyone who may have a photo of him. GAR Post 97This photo was definitely taken at Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I was just there this week to find my 2x great-grandfather, Andrew J. Scutt. He died in 1909 so he is not among the living. I too am hunting for photos. I will post anything I find! re: GAR Post 97Thanks for your help. I'm sorry your grandfather isn't in the picture but at least you can see his friends honoring him. I'm looking forward to your posts. Joseph WagnerThe headstone that is partially blocking the legs of the man reading from the book (who is likely a gent by the name of A.H.Brown, by the way) is that of Joseph Wagner. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Mansfield Quarters: 1936
... So was the dirt yards, gardens, chickens, and hogs, and a hunting dog or two. The difference between Georgetown, SC and Miami, FL ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/08/2013 - 5:00pm -

1936. "Georgetown County, South Carolina. Mansfield Quarters, Georgetown." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size. The Poverty of the SouthI was born in Georgetown, SC in the mid 50's. I've mentioned earlier that these homes might be located at the Mansfield Plantation, but the sidewalks and water faucets make me think otherwise. Looks to be more within the city limits. I think many people do not understand the true face poverty. I saw many homes just like these that were being occupied into the late 1960's. The yards were daily swept clean of all grass with a broom made from local bushes, the dirt packed down tightly. No grass was considered a well kept yard. My mother was born in 1935 and she did not see running water until the early 50's. Wood stoves were still in use for cooking and heating. She gave me a quick rundown of the weekly routine. Below are a few of the highlights that I recall offhand. Baths in tubs or showers were nonexistent... you used a wash bowl and a wash cloth to wash, rinse with a damp cloth and dry the area, then move to the next section of your body until you finished head to toe. If you were out of the city limits, you'd have a hand pumped well on the back porch and a bucket... no running water. Mondays were laundry day... an all day chore, consisting of 3 large wash tubs, one of which was cast iron with a fire under it. Clothes went from the soapy boiling water to the other two wash tubs for scrubbing on a wash board and rinse, and a 4th wash tub with starch if required. Tuesdays were ironing day... All the clothes washed the previous day, as well as the pillow cases and sheets were ironed. The iron was heated on the wood burning kitchen stove. Another all day chore. Wednesday was clean the outhouse day. Broom was used to clear out all spiders and webs, and bleach was used to clean the stool and seat. This job was relegated to my mother. Thursdays were clean the hardwood floors day. No mops... bucket with wash rags on hands and knees. Food was prepared on Saturdays for Sunday, as Sundays were reserved for Church (morning and night services) and some much needed down time in between and afterwards. During all this time food was prepared on the cast iron wood stove, Food stored in an icebox (that drained through a hole in the floor). Garden and chickens had to be tended to, and there was usually one hog in the pen. Living was a full-time job... not much time for leisure. It was a very hard life... and those buildings show it. I've long since left the area, but when I return to visit I remember many of the hardships my family endured. I didn't see the wash days or the cast iron stoves, but the outhouses, wood chopping piles, and wood burning stoves in each room were still common. So was the dirt yards, gardens, chickens, and hogs, and a hunting dog or two. The difference between Georgetown, SC and Miami, FL (where I spent much of my childhood) in the early 60's was like moving through a time machine back and forth 30 years into the future. The included picture shows the reality of life in Georgetown in the mid to late 1950's. The young girl is a near relative of my age. We take so much convenience for granted... I've got questionsDid they rent these out? Were they for migrant or seasonal workers? Or were they for sale at the time, when apparently no funds were available for any kind of paint? The chicken wire newly added around the foundation hints at finally controlling critters. Plus the thin sidewalk seems new, too. Looks like lots of work spiffing up a very drab residence of sorts. The Swimming PoolIs it heart shaped? Crisp new concrete sidewalksIt's only 1936, and they're already going all Colonial Williamsburg on us. Boo Radley's HouseI dare you to knock on the door. Slave QuartersAt Mansfield Plantation. (The Gallery, F.B. Johnston)
Hawaii: 1965
... I was there many times in 1963-4; it was considered prime hunting ground for Marines stationed at MCAS Kaneohe, which was about an hour ... 
 
Posted by JoeV - 08/15/2012 - 3:52pm -

My parents took a trip to Hawaii in 1965 and took some very colorful photographs. Here's one of a welcoming celebration of sorts for tourists. View full size. PCCI can't see enough to be certain, but it looks to me like this was taken at the Polynesian Culture Center, in Laie, on the island of Oahu. This was only a few years before I moved to that island, two years after which I went to college in Laie. The college, now known as BYU-Hawaii, and the PCC were together and most of the dancers in the night show were students. Royal HawaiianThis was almost certainly taken at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. I have a series of slides my in-laws took on their honeymoon in 1954 (will have to post some of the better ones). The Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki constantly had hula shows and the like on the grounds. The hut in the background looks to be the same one in those shots. Polynesian Cultural CenterI agree with noelani that this looks like the PCC, which was still quite new in 1965. It was built on the grounds of what was then Church College of Hawaii (now, as noelani said, BYU-Hawaii). I was there many times in 1963-4; it was considered prime hunting ground for Marines stationed at MCAS Kaneohe, which was about an hour away. Kodak Hula ShowI believe this pic was of the Kodak Hula Show but I will have to find the old photo albums to recall where it was held. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Groundhog Day: 1939
... Back in the 1930's and 40's my family were hunting and fishing guides in the Lake Superior region, continuing an aspect of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/02/2018 - 7:11am -

        Classified as a marmot, the groundhog is a member of the squirrel family, Sciuridae, within the order Rodentia. Also called a woodchuck, it is considered basically a giant North American ground squirrel. -- Encyclopaedia Britannica This little fellow, snapped circa 1939 by Jack Allison for the Farm Security Admin­istration, didn't rate a caption, so we can't say for sure where he is other than his front porch. Whereas he used to live in a hole in the ground, his two-dimensional self now resides in the archives of the Library of Congress. View full size. An abORIGINAL viewpoint....Back in the 1930's and 40's my family were hunting and fishing guides in the Lake Superior region, continuing an aspect of our Ojibwe culture that gave me familiarity with most if not all wildlife of the area. We see a prairie dog, mishawashkojiish, and a groundhog, akakojiish, differently. An adult groundhog normally weighs about ten pounds and has dark fur and lives in a single family unit, whereas an adult prairie dog is half the weigh, about five pounds with light colour fir and tail markings while living in large communal colonies. We would not see a squirrel and a chipmunk as the same, therefore by similar reasoning, tis my opinion that the animal in the photo, by its obvious light coloring, small size, and particular markings on its tail is that of a prairie dog. Wayaaseshkang PlagueWhen I was in the Badlands of South Dakota almost 10 years ago, I recall numerous signs warning us humans of the danger of contracting sylvatic plague from groundhogs. Turns out that there was indeed an infected colony. In general, groundhogs have fleas like most other mammals, but the chances of catching the plague from them is very low. I was intrigued, though, by the case five years ago of the 15-year-old boy from Kyrgyzstan who died after eating barbequed groundhog infected with bubonic plague. Downright medieval. Correction: After reading Manidoogiizhig's informative piece (above): infected colony of prairie dogs, not groundhogs. Depression DogI live in Pennsylvania, and that little fellow looks decidedly unlike any woodchuck I've ever seen. More like some wannabe Western version. He looks like his great-grandfather was a prairie dog and married a woodchuck from back East. Either that, or the Depression hit woodchucks harder than I thought. (The Gallery, Jack Allison)
Jamieson Brothers: 1910
... Milton, Frank and Jim, the Jamieson brothers, with their hunting dogs in 1910. I assume the squirrel was for supper. My grandfather, who ... 
 
Posted by vdcchilders - 08/29/2008 - 9:52pm -

These are my great-uncles, L-R, Lee, Milton, Frank and Jim, the Jamieson brothers, with their hunting dogs in 1910. I assume the squirrel was for supper. My grandfather, who was just a kid, was hiding in the woods as he was too shy to have his picture taken with his brothers. This picture was taken somewhere around Falkner, Mississippi around 1910 or so. Great PhotoI just love this photo. Would it have been hand painted? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fearless Hunters: 1910
Hunting party, 1910 around Mansfield, Ohio. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by pontoon - 01/17/2011 - 9:27am -

Hunting party, 1910 around Mansfield, Ohio. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Rural America)
Hunters in Hanover, Michigan
... hand of Barney Ramsdell. The men all appear to have long hunting coats. Four of the men appear to have white shirts and ties. A.B. ... 
 
Posted by JudyKPfaff - 08/21/2007 - 9:52pm -

Eight men and seven deer about 1895 in Hanover, Michigan. Back Row Left to Right 1.Wells W. Dew (b.1848, d.1933) 2.Bill Preston 3.Barney Ramsdell 4.George Buell 5.A.B.Sanderson (Albert Edwin Thompson Sanderson, b.1867, d.1921) Front Row Left to Right 1.Ralph Sanderson (b.1874, d.1957) 2.Will H. Sanderson, Jr. (b.1852, d.1933) 3.Doc. Hathaway (medical doctor in Hanover, Michigan) Ralph and A.B Sanderson are cousins. Will Sanderson is the father of Ralph and uncle to A.B. Sanderson. Ralph Sanderson is the youngest in the photo. I estimate he is about 20 years old, so the photo was taken about 1894/1895. There are 8 men in the photo and 7 deer. All the men lived in Hanover, Michigan. It could have been taken in Hanover or a northern Michigan deer camp. I wonder if Will Sanderson was the butcher? Look at the cigar in the hand of Barney Ramsdell. The men all appear to have long hunting coats. Four of the men appear to have white shirts and ties. A.B. Sanderson is my Great Grandfather on my father's side of the family. Sandersons and Levys still live in the Hanover area. William H. Sanderson, Sr. and his wife Electa Bentley purchased a farm in the town of Somerset in 1844, which they improved and made for themselves a home. In 1865, they moved to Hanover and remained there for the rest of their lives. William H. and Electa Sanderson were parents to Will H. Sanderson Jr. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Cedar Crest: 1931
... where I can't say. From the interior, it looks to be a hunting lodge or cabin of log construction, and I suppose those guys are local ... 
 
Posted by bhappel - 04/27/2011 - 2:22pm -

I don't know much about this image and there are no family resources to ask. Here's what I do know - this is the only negative from my Grandfather that I've run across that has text notation on it. At the time that this was image was taken my Grandparents were living in Toledo, OH. Although my Grandfather loved to use the timer on his camera to get himself in the picture, I don't believe that any of the gentlemen with their backs to the camera are him. More likely he is behind the camera and to be seated at the open place setting at the end of the table. There is a Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA, but it is a private liberal arts women's college so why would this group of gentlemen be having a retreat or conference there during the school year? Any other suggestions or analysis will be appreciated. View full size. Undoubtedly not the collegeThere is a street called Cedar Crest Blvd.in Allentown; it's a main north-south thoroughfare near the western city limits. It runs right past the campus of the college bearing its name, which dates from the 1860s. I believe that the street was named after the college, not vice versa. I'm guessing that the men in the photo are gathered at some establishment located in the vicinity of of the boulevard and/or college, but just exactly where I can't say. From the interior, it looks to be a hunting lodge or cabin of log construction, and I suppose those guys are local "dutchie" types (Pennsylvania "dutch," i.e., German). Sorry I can't provide more specifics! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Cabin Cookie
From a series in my negatives collection titled "Hunting Cabin." Can't read the brand of the stove too well, but it dates from ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 01/10/2014 - 9:06pm -

From a series in my negatives collection titled "Hunting Cabin." Can't read the brand of the stove too well, but it dates from 1887. Wonder what he's making? View full size. Royal Clarion stoveThe name on the stove is Royal Clarion. Doing a Google search I found numerous examples of Clarion stoves but I didn't see one exactly like the one in the image. They were made from the 1880s to the 1920s. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Young Hunters, 1938
Dad and his brother began hunting at a very early age. This photo, from 1938, shows two little boys who ... 
 
Posted by niceleyj - 11/08/2008 - 11:31pm -

Dad and his brother began hunting at a very early age. This photo, from 1938, shows two little boys who are very proud of their new guns. Dad was about 3 and his brother about 5. They were, of course, taught how to use these safely! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
I Got Dinner!
From the hunting cabin series. This is a successful deer hunter. Hopefully he didn't ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 01/10/2014 - 9:06pm -

From the hunting cabin series. This is a successful deer hunter. Hopefully he didn't have to travel too far with this one. From my negatives collection. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Ben, Camilla & Cat: 1909
... Tree, Arkansas in 1909. Ben had lost his right eye in a hunting accident on the St. Francis River when he was younger. In this photo ... 
 
Posted by GChandler - 10/17/2017 - 4:00pm -

My grandfather Benjamin Franklin Taylor and his daughter Camilla and cat. The photo was taken in Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1909. Ben had lost his right eye in a hunting accident on the St. Francis River when he was younger. In this photo he is wearing a gun belt and is carrying a Navy Colt. Marked Tree was a dangerous logging town and men wore guns for protection. A year after this photo was taken Camilla, my grandmother, would at the age of 15 marry Wm Robinson, age 31. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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